Motivational Ideas Rain Sequence Rubbing hands together back and forthSnapping fingers
Hand Clapping
Thigh Slapping
Foot Stamping
The teacher reverses the sequence and places her hands in her lap once all sounds are completed.
Students follow until all students have their hands in their laps and sitting in silence.
Reward System #1- The reward system consisted of receiving positive and negative points. As the teacher, you decide how many points will be awarded on a weekly basis (short term - instant gratification) - for example say 15 points at the beginning of the year and add more points per week as you see fit.
- As with the primary division reward system, have the students involved in deciding on the criteria for winning and losing points.
- Print the positive and negative suggestions on chart paper, continually adding and deleting and visible in the classroom to everyone. Again be sure to have more positive than negative suggestions.
- Examples for winning a point - everyone finishing homework, sharing and working quietly, everyone remembering to return library books, performing a good deed, using manners.
- Examples for losing a point - not doing homework, pushing or shoving, forgetting library books, showing disrespect.
- Points are won and lost on a class basis. This promotes class co-operation and working together.
Prizes for great behaviors - free period to play computer games/use electronics - mini-party- extended recess- "no homework" pass- eating lunch in classroom Community Reward System - students are given a certain amount of pretend money at the beginning of the school year. - the student can earn money by making good grades, having good behavior or receiving class compliments. - students have money 'withdrawn' from their pretend money supply when they have bad behavior. - periodically the teacher will open up an 'auction' for students to buy prizes with the pretend money they've earned throughout the year.
Responsibility Give students who have great behavior more responsibility in the classroom. Allow them to help the teacher with things or take names of disruptive students. Similar to a 'star student', these will motivate students to behave in order to gain more responsibility.
Other ideas - show student work - use visualizations when teaching - marbles in a jar - have a positive attitude in the classroom - student of the week - provide feedback often - team building activities
Rain Sequence
Rubbing hands together back and forth Snapping fingers
Hand Clapping
Thigh Slapping
Foot Stamping
The teacher reverses the sequence and places her hands in her lap once all sounds are completed.
Students follow until all students have their hands in their laps and sitting in silence.
Reward System #1 - The reward system consisted of receiving positive and negative points. As the teacher, you decide how many points will be awarded on a weekly basis (short term - instant gratification) - for example say 15 points at the beginning of the year and add more points per week as you see fit.
- As with the primary division reward system, have the students involved in deciding on the criteria for winning and losing points.
- Print the positive and negative suggestions on chart paper, continually adding and deleting and visible in the classroom to everyone. Again be sure to have more positive than negative suggestions.
- Examples for winning a point - everyone finishing homework, sharing and working quietly, everyone remembering to return library books, performing a good deed, using manners.
- Examples for losing a point - not doing homework, pushing or shoving, forgetting library books, showing disrespect.
- Points are won and lost on a class basis. This promotes class co-operation and working together.
Prizes for great behaviors
- free period to play computer games/use electronics
- mini-party- extended recess- "no homework" pass- eating lunch in classroom
Community Reward System
- students are given a certain amount of pretend money at the beginning of the school year.
- the student can earn money by making good grades, having good behavior or receiving class compliments.
- students have money 'withdrawn' from their pretend money supply when they have bad behavior.
- periodically the teacher will open up an 'auction' for students to buy prizes with the pretend money they've earned throughout the year.
Responsibility
Give students who have great behavior more responsibility in the classroom. Allow them to help the teacher with things or take names of disruptive students. Similar to a 'star student', these will motivate students to behave in order to gain more responsibility.
Other ideas
- show student work
- use visualizations when teaching
- marbles in a jar
- have a positive attitude in the classroom
- student of the week
- provide feedback often
- team building activities